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so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility

which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit.

Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace, which was given me by the working of his power.

that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,

Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.

Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.

For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.

In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church,

because we are members of his body.

"Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh."

However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.

For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake,

Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

for he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to complete what was lacking in your service to me.

Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ